Top games for 8 year olds
Have you ever wished there was a big list of all the best games for 8 year olds?
Of course you have!
Well, this is it, my friends… The day has arrived.
For each game in the list below, our score takes into account 4 things:
- Its Geek rating on the BoardGameGeek website
- Its parent percentage – that is, what percentage of parents think the game is playable at this age
- The views of our media partners about its suitability for different ages
- Any user ratings on our site
Add a bit of secret sauce and there you have it! A top 100 list primed and ready to show you the best games for your kids. And your friends’ kids. And their friends kids…
Behold, the key to the table!
Note that a game will only appear on this list if the parent percentage is greater than 0%, which is to say that at least one parent thinks it’s playable at this age.
The best games for 8 year olds
Ranked in descending order of enjoyment aged 8:
Rank
Image
Title
Our rating: age 8
Our min. age
Parent %: age 8
Our rating: adult
600
Stop Thief!
3.4529264
<10
8
<10
56%
6.16594
<10
601
One Night Ultimate Vampire
3.4527864
<10
8
<10
57%
6.05752
<10
602
Wings of War: Famous Aces
3.4524522
<10
8
<10
54%
6.39343
<10
603
TZAAR
3.4478
<10
9
<10
50%
6.8956
<10
604
Nova Luna
3.44741
<10
9
<10
50%
6.89482
<10
605
Blueprints
3.4309709
<10
8
<10
53%
6.47353
<10
606
Baseball Highlights: 2045
3.430325
<10
9
<10
50%
6.86065
<10
607
Kingdomino Duel
3.4287232
<10
8
<10
56%
6.12272
<10
608
Habitats
3.4280029
<10
8
<10
53%
6.46793
<10
609
Poison
3.4204912
<10
8
<10
56%
6.10802
<10
610
Deep Blue
3.4168707
<10
8
<10
57%
5.99451
<10
611
New York 1901
3.4157917
<10
8
<10
53%
6.44489
<10
612
Carcassonne: South Seas
3.411928
<10
8
<10
53%
6.4376
<10
613
Thebes
3.40997
<10
9
<10
50%
6.81994
<10
614
Sea of Clouds
3.4095264
<10
8
<10
56%
6.08844
<10
615
Elfenland
3.4077198
<10
8
<10
53%
6.42966
<10
616
Silver
3.4061445
<10
8
<10
55%
6.19299
<10
617
Sagani
3.4041222
<10
8
<10
54%
6.30393
<10
618
Happy Pigs
3.4028288
<10
8
<10
56%
6.07648
<10
619
Unmatched Game System
3.40039
<10
9
<10
50%
6.80078
<10
620
Via Nebula
3.3972484
<10
8
<10
52%
6.53317
<10
621
Cribbage
3.392995
<10
9
<10
50%
6.78599
<10
622
Catacombs
3.3826508
<10
8
<10
53%
6.38236
<10
623
Fire Tower
3.377759
<10
8
<10
55%
6.14138
<10
624
Kelp: Shark vs Octopus
3.3736528
<10
8
<10
56%
6.02438
<10
625
Century: Eastern Wonders
3.36422
<10
9
<10
50%
6.72844
<10
627
Ta Yü
3.353889
<10
8
<10
55%
6.09798
<10
628
The Rose King
3.3533683
<10
8
<10
53%
6.32711
<10
629
Little Town
3.3529236
<10
8
<10
51%
6.57436
<10
630
Keep the Heroes Out!
3.3465408
<10
9
<10
48%
6.97196
<10
631
Four Against Darkness
3.3428268
<10
8
<10
54%
6.19042
<10
632
Cartographers
3.3378705
<10
9
<10
45%
7.41749
<10
633
Take 5!
3.331988
<10
8
<10
55%
6.05816
<10
634
O Zoo le Mio
3.3268235
<10
8
<10
55%
6.04877
<10
635
Clue: The Great Museum Caper
3.322385
<10
8
<10
55%
6.0407
<10
636
Rallyman
3.3203664
<10
8
<10
52%
6.38532
<10
637
Dungeons & Dragons: The Legend of Drizzt Board Game
1.0674832
<10
11
<10
16%
6.67177
<10
637
Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition
3.3190128
<10
9
<10
48%
6.91461
<10
639
Mandala Stones
3.3138882
<10
8
<10
54%
6.13683
<10
640
Botanik
3.303035
<10
9
<10
50%
6.60607
<10
641
Next Station: London
3.3007632
<10
9
<10
48%
6.87659
<10
641
Unmatched: Cobble & Fog
1.0330026
<10
10
<10
14%
7.37859
<10
642
Shadows: Amsterdam
3.2992905
<10
8
<10
55%
5.99871
<10
643
Las Vegas Royale
3.2952
<10
9
<10
50%
6.5904
<10
644
Powerboats
3.2824332
<10
8
<10
54%
6.07858
<10
645
Crypt
3.2823036
<10
8
<10
54%
6.07834
<10
646
Dice Town
3.277695
<10
9
<10
50%
6.55539
<10
647
Linko
3.274955
<10
9
<10
50%
6.54991
<10
648
Conspiracy: Abyss Universe
3.268575
<10
9
<10
50%
6.53715
<10
649
10 Days in Europe
3.2591214
<10
8
<10
54%
6.03541
<10
650
Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age
3.2535412
<10
9
<10
49%
6.63988
<10
651
Mysterium
3.252223
<10
9
<10
46%
7.07005
<10
652
Long Shot
3.2401444
<10
8
<10
53%
6.11348
<10
653
Claim
3.23667
<10
9
<10
50%
6.47334
<10
654
SHÅŒBU
3.22509
<10
9
<10
50%
6.45018
<10
655
Royals
3.220655
<10
9
<10
50%
6.44131
<10
656
boop.
3.211805
<10
9
<10
50%
6.42361
<10
657
Heat: Pedal to the Metal
3.19677
<10
9
<10
41%
7.797
<10
658
Once Upon a Time: The Storytelling Card Game
3.19644
<10
8
<10
52%
6.147
<10
659
Unearth
3.193485
<10
9
<10
50%
6.38697
<10
660
Canvas
3.1923126
<10
9
<10
46%
6.93981
<10
661
Trekking Through History
3.189019
<10
9
<10
46%
6.93265
<10
662
Fleet: The Dice Game (Second Edition)
3.181575
<10
9
<10
50%
6.36315
<10
663
Scotland Yard
3.17282
<10
9
<10
50%
6.34564
<10
664
The Search for Lost Species
3.172435
<10
10
<10
50%
6.34487
<10
665
Dice Throne: Season Two – Gunslinger v. Samurai
3.171535
<10
9
<10
50%
6.34307
<10
667
Eight-Minute Empire
3.163805
<10
9
<10
50%
6.32761
<10
668
Cosmolancer
3.155295
<10
9
<10
50%
6.31059
<10
669
Dale of Merchants Collection
3.15312
<10
9
<10
50%
6.30624
<10
670
Fun Facts
3.14315
<10
9
<10
50%
6.2863
<10
671
Fearsome Floors
3.1388567
<10
9
<10
49%
6.40583
<10
672
Noctiluca
3.133655
<10
9
<10
50%
6.26731
<10
673
Welcome to the Dungeon
3.128111
<10
9
<10
49%
6.3839
<10
674
Bites
3.125875
<10
9
<10
50%
6.25175
<10
675
The Isle of Cats
3.1181892
<10
9
<10
42%
7.42426
<10
676
Duplik
3.116785
<10
9
<10
50%
6.23357
<10
677
Trambahn
3.115745
<10
9
<10
50%
6.23149
<10
678
Robot Quest Arena
3.113615
<10
9
<10
50%
6.22723
<10
679
Chakra
3.113445
<10
9
<10
50%
6.22689
<10
680
Star Realms
3.1130904
<10
9
<10
42%
7.41212
<10
681
MicroMacro: Crime City
3.1106759
<10
9
<10
43%
7.23413
<10
682
Dice Throne: Season Two – Tactician v. Huntress
3.10602
<10
9
<10
50%
6.21204
<10
683
The Great Split
3.1053
<10
9
<10
50%
6.2106
<10
684
Dice Throne: Season Two – Seraph v. Vampire Lord
3.104155
<10
10
<10
50%
6.20831
<10
685
Trek 12: Himalaya
3.10411
<10
9
<10
50%
6.20822
<10
686
DC Deck-Building Game
3.1037484
<10
9
<10
47%
6.60372
<10
687
My Island
3.089395
<10
10
<10
50%
6.17879
<10
688
Exploding Kittens: Party Pack
3.08501
<10
9
<10
50%
6.17002
<10
689
Um Reifenbreite
3.0847
<10
9
<10
50%
6.1694
<10
690
Royal Visit
3.082465
<10
9
<10
50%
6.16493
<10
691
Covert
3.07754
<10
10
<10
50%
6.15508
<10
692
FUSE
3.0746814
<10
9
<10
46%
6.68409
<10
693
Rebel Princess
3.068095
<10
9
<10
50%
6.13619
<10
694
Freelancers: A Crossroads Game
3.067335
<10
10
<10
50%
6.13467
<10
695
Heroscape Master Set: Battle for the Underdark
3.06625
<10
9
<10
50%
6.1325
<10
696
Around the World in 80 Days
3.060575
<10
9
<10
50%
6.12115
<10
697
Dice Throne: Season One ReRolled – Treant v. Ninja
3.059985
<10
9
<10
50%
6.11997
<10
698
Drako: Dragon & Dwarves
3.058085
<10
9
<10
50%
6.11617
<10
699
The King’s Guild
3.054835
<10
9
<10
50%
6.10967
<10
700
A Fistful of Meeples
3.051665
<10
9
<10
50%
6.10333
<10
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